Language in Time of Revolution by Benjamin Harshav
This book on culture and consciousness in history concerns the worldwide transformations of Jewish culture and society and the revival of the ancient Hebrew language following the waves of pogroms in Russia in 1881.-
First Converts
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A Prophet Reads Scripture
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Politics and the Limits of Law
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Independence Park
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Menstrual Purity
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Maps of Women's Goings and Stayings
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Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears
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Rewriting the Jew
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Marc Chagall on Art and Culture
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The Chosen Body
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God's Beauty Parlor
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Marc Chagall and His Times
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The Labor of Life
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James Joyce's Judaic Other
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The Meaning of Yiddish
"With his customary versatility and lucidity Harshav has given us. . a host of new and provocative insights into modern Jewish history. . . . This book is an outstanding attempt to juxtapose the revolution in Jewish life with that of the Hebrew language in such a way that each informs our understanding of the other."—Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Columbia University
Benjamin Harshav is Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Yale University. Among his many books is The Meaning of Yiddish (Stanford paperback, 1999).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804735407 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804735409 |
| Title | Language in Time of Revolution |
| Author | Benjamin Harshav |
| Series | Contraversions: Jews And Other Differences |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 277 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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